Durham head to Liverpool looking to bounce back in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, taking on Lancashire at 11am tomorrow.
After back-to-back home defeats to Middlesex and Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Durham are looking to recover in their final three group games of the One Day Cup as they push for a place in the knockout stage.
Ryan Campbell has named a squad of 14 with Sam Conners in contention to make his Durham List A debut in Liverpool.
Having captained Durham earlier in the campaign against Somerset and Kent, Ollie Robinson will once again captain Durham for the remainder of the group stages.
Scott Borthwick is added to the 14 to face the Red Rose whilst Luke Robinson and David Bedingham drop out of the squad.
Paul Coughlin sustained a shoulder injury during the fixture against Northamptonshire and will continue to be monitored by the Science and Medicine Team and is therefore not available for selection.
Words from Ryan Campbell
We had two awful days at the office last week, to be honest. It was not acceptable for what we pride ourselves on.
Against Northamptonshire, I thought we started really well with the ball, but we couldn’t stem the tide once the partnership got going. That’s credit to the batters, but our bowling staff have to understand that you’re going to get put under pressure in this competition and you have to find a way.
At the minute, we’re not finding a way. That’s disappointing. We have to take a breath and dig deep.
We saw a 17-year-old debut in Robbie Bowman, and he did a really good job.
We have senior players who need to put their hands up. Against Middlesex, they were unbelievable with the bat. Against Northamptonshire, we were really poor.
Ollie Robinson will captain the side for the last three group games of the competition.
It was always our intention for Ollie to gain captaincy experience throughout the 50 over competition and on the back of leading the side against Somerset and Kent he will skipper this week.
Squad v Lancashire (20 August)
Colin Ackermann, Archie Bailey, Scott Borthwick, Robbie Bowman, Sam Conners, George Drissell, Emilio Gay, Mitchell Killeen, Alex Lees, James Minto, Ben Raine, Will Rhodes, Ollie Robinson*+, Codi Yusuf
Opposition Corner
Captain: Marcus Harris
2024 Position: Ninth (Group A)
2024 Most Runs: Josh Bohannon (274)
2024 Most Wickets: Charlie Barnard (8)
Why they can win the competition: As mixed as their performances have been in the Rothesay County Championship this summer, Lancashire were excellent in the Vitality Blast, finishing top of the North Group and qualifying for the quarter-finals. If they can transfer that momentum into 50-over cricket, they will have a chance. But their senior players have to be better in this competition than they were last year.
Player to watch: Josh Bohannon is Lancashire’s linchpin batter in this format and has been their leading run-scorer in the past two campaigns, scoring a century in each of them. Former England Lions captain Bohannon is likely to bat at number three with the aim of batting through the innings and cashing in at the end.
Young gun: Left-arm spinner Charlie Barnard led the way for the Red Rose in last season’s competition with eight wickets and impressed hugely on their pre-season tour of India. A wily spinner, an old head on young shoulders type, the 20-year-old took four wickets in three Vitality Blast matches in late May and early June and should be front and centre over the next month.
Final thought: Lancashire, bottom of the pile last year, have not won a major List A title in more than a quarter of a century but came close in this competition in 2022 when they were beaten by Kent in a Trent Bridge final. Australian overseas batter Marcus Harris will captain the Red Rose, with Keaton Jennings and Sir James Anderson both having been selected in The Hundred. They have also signed emerging batting all-rounder Arav Shetty until the end of the season.
Match Centre
The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Durham’s match centre and the Lancashire YouTube channel. Durham Cricket will have full coverage on social media, with a full match report at the close.